PROMOTING TRANSLATIONAL DENTAL RESEARCH ACADEMIC CAREERS

产品说明：（由申请人提供）本提案旨在a）向本科牙科学生灌输对科学和科学研究成果的欣赏，以及B）为学生提供对研究的欣赏，以便他们更有可能追求高级学位，研究培训和学术生涯。目前，康涅狄格大学牙科医学院（SDM）的本科生通过培训获得基础科学研究经验，并通过康州大学牙科临床研究中心（DCRC）获得临床研究经验。尽管在基础和临床研究方面有这些机会，但这些奖项只提供部分转化研究方面的培训经验，并没有具体提供创业、管理和技术转让方面的教育。 为了解决这一不足，我们制定了一个课程，提供这些领域的课程和研究经验。该课程是从1）由NIDCR（R25 DE 014686）资助的创业研讨会和2）旨在将生物技术与临床牙科相结合的新课程的组合和扩展中产生的。这两项努力的结果支持的结论是，有必要制定和实施课程，以加快转移，翻译和整合的基础和临床研究成果到牙科课程，这样的“临床相关的教育”是在基础科学和“科学为基础的教育”提供临床护理。 因此，我们的建议旨在包括发展与目前的T-32和DCRC奖项不同的教育经验。目前的SDM奖项为学生提供传统的生物实验室经验。为了补充这些活动，我们的课程包括在创业科学讲座，实习和案例研究的课程，在生物技术与临床牙科的整合，并在整合行为科学与转化研究。此外，我们的计划还包括与“现实世界”的牙科公司，联邦机构或专业协会的实习，以及向同行，康涅狄格大学教师和行业代表的观众正式介绍实习经验。我们建议的牙科学生课程将分布在本科牙科学校的4年。学生将自行选择，以前用于我们的研讨会计划的女性和少数民族学生的招聘计划也将用于本计划的招聘。学生将在他们的第一个学年被招募，并提供了一个机会，参加在整个剩余的3年提出的额外课程。我们建议招收有兴趣的学生，因为每个新的类进入牙科学校。为了评价课程在促进对学术事业的兴趣方面的效力，进行了毕业前和毕业后调查。此外，我们打算跟踪态度的变化，因为学生的进步，通过4年的计划，并监测学生的职业选择和进展后，从牙科学校毕业。

DESCRIPTION: (provided by the applicant) The present proposal is designed to a) infuse in undergraduate dental students an appreciation of science and the results of scientific research, and b) provide students with an appreciation for research so they may be more likely to pursue advanced degrees, research training and academic careers. Currently, undergraduate students at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine (SDM) are provided basic science research experiences through training), and clinical research experiences through the UConn Dental Clinical Research Center (DCRC) component of a General Clinical Research center award. Despite these opportunities in basic and clinical research, training experiences in translational research are only partially offered through these awards, and education in entrepreneurship, management and technology transfer are not specifically provided. To address this deficiency, we have developed a curriculum to provide courses and research experiences in these areas. This curriculum emerged from combining and expanding upon 1) a Workshop funded by the NIDCR (R25 DE014686) on entrepreneurship and 2) a new course designed to integrate biotechnology with clinical dentistry. The results of both efforts support the conclusion that there is a need to develop and implement courses to accelerate the transfer, translation and integration of basic and clinical research findings into the dental curriculum such that "clinically relevant education" is provided in the basic sciences and "scientifically based education" is offered in clinical care. Accordingly, our proposal aims to include developing educational experiences distinct from those offered in the current T-32 and DCRC awards. Current SDM awards provide students with traditional biologic laboratory experiences. To complement these activities, our curriculum includes a course with lectures, practicum and case studies in the entrepreneurial sciences, in the integration of biotechnology with clinical dentistry, and in integrating the behavioral sciences with translational research. In addition, our program includes an externship with "real-world" dental companies, federal agencies, or professional associations and a formal presentation of the externship experience to an audience of peers, University of Connecticut faculty and industry representatives. Our proposed dental student curriculum will be distributed over the 4 years of undergraduate dental school. Students will self-select and the program for recruitment of women and minority students previously used for our Workshop program will be used to recruit for the present program as well. Students will be recruited during their first academic year and offered an opportunity to participate in additional courses presented throughout their remaining 3 years. We propose to enroll interested students as each new class enters the dental school. To evaluate the efficacy of the curriculum in promoting an interest in academic careers, pre- and post-graduation surveys were developed. Additionally, we intend to track attitudinal changes as the student's progress through the 4-year program, and monitor the student's career choices and progress after graduation from dental school.